Border News
Nacero to Build a Natural Gas to Gasoline Facility in AZ
ARIZOPNA – Nacero Inc. plans to build a US$3 billion natural gas to gasoline manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Arizona,…
American Manganese and Voltabox of Texas Partnered to Recycle Lithium-ion Batteries
TEXAS – American Manganese Inc. (AMY) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Voltabox of Texas Inc., a subsidiary of…
INDEX Promotes Thermal Camera Installations
BAJA CALIFORNIA – Baja California’s Maquiladora and Export Industry Association, INDEX Zona Costa, is promoting the installation of thermal cameras…
San Diego may not see fast rebound of air travel
SAN DIEGO – San Diego’s airport has suffered as the COVID-19 pandemic discourages people from flying in airplanes. A new…
California allows most counties to reopen hair salons and barbershops
CALIFORNIA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that the state’s counties will be allowed to reopen hair salons and barber…
Texas economy could lose US$24 billion due to oil prices
The downturn in the U.S. oil industry could lead to more than US$24 billion of lost GDP for Texas alone,…
Texas amusement parks hoping to reopen soon
TEXAS – With the summer travel season getting under way, Texas tourism leaders are working with the governor’s office to…
Laredo begins economic recovery with high hotel occupancy
LAREDO – During March and April of this year, hotel occupancy in Laredo remained at an average of 41.9%, surpassing…
Retail sales grew 5.5% in March in Chihuahua
CHIHUAHUA – While nationally retail sales presented an annual fall of 1.1% during March, the state of Chihuahua recorded an…
Exports from Ciudad Juarez to the United States rose in March
CIUDAD JUAREZ – In the midst of a lack of Chinese inputs faced by the maquiladora industry last March, Ciudad…
Hotel industry in Juarez does not have a reopening date
CIUDAD JUAREZ – The difficult outlook facing the hotel sector in Ciudad Juarez could be aggravated by the fact that…
Border Economy Slow Recovery From Pandemic
By Nancy J. Gonzalez Even though the supply chains around the globe are restoring little by little, the economic effects…
12% of Texas restaurants have permanently closed due to COVID-19
TEXAS – The Texas Restaurant Association released new stats on the impact COVID-19 shutdowns are having on its industry. Roughly…
Texas unemployment rises to 12.8% in April
TEXAS – Texas’ jobless rate rose to a historic 12.8% in April, painting a clearer picture of the effect of…
Thousands of Arizona solar jobs lost due to Covid-19 pandemic
ARIZONA – The solar energy industry in Arizona and around the country has taken a significant hit since the start…
